Sony rules out always-online for PS4 - Report

@Falru Its one of the reasons. Lets face it, IF everyone had great, affordable internet that was perfectly stable and online 100% of the time, cloud-based services would be household by now. That isn't to say, it would be welcomed with open arms by everyone (I can honestly say I've no interest in it myself), but there's definitely an audience for it. All it would take is for a big investor to step in and do what OnLive did - only better.

Of course, the views expressed by Sony today are the same as they've been for many years; even before always-online became a thing anybody was talking about. Kaz Hirai is a longstanding supporter of physical media formats, Sony are still investing in and developing physical media formats (Blu Ray, HPV), and Sony still has a strong market presence across parts of Asia and the pacific where internet ranges from terrible to "lol-wuts-a-internet".

There are plenty of reasons a console manufacturer may pursue always-online, but its not likely to happen any time soon unless they're willing to accept a much smaller target audience than a console like the PS4. Always-online consoles, however aren't a matter of 'if,' but 'when'.

@Falru reasons are transitory and hard to ascertain; be glad of the results instead.

@Carpetfluff The damage to Microsoft has been done, at this point it's just a matter of how much damage, significant or miniscule.

@Carpetfluff I'm assuming the tech and specs are going to be pretty similar and very level. A lot of it has been blown out of proportion.

But that happens every new console generation. Hell, that's part of the fun to me. Let's make all these assumptions on rumors and have fun with it until the truth is revealed.

@Mersinary_Myth and they probably asked him if Sony had intended the ps4 to be always online.

@Mersinary_Myth because the president has done a new interview....

@kik4444 Actually MS hasn't said anything at all.

@Halloll you say it like the ps4 has no online features whatsoever.

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@Halloll

Yeah bro totally. Durrr. Guess u didn't read the last sentence of the article.

@snakefantasy10 are you a game dev? sony never did anything wrong towards anyone else, all they did was make it too difficult for programmers. y u so butthurt

@snakefantasy10 Actually the PS3 did pretty good.

@jasonlee22

Well, it's rumored that the Xbox 720 requires constant internet connection. So I guess Sony is just taking the opportunity to say 'hey everyone! You don't need constant internet with us! Take that Microsoft!'.

@Warlord_Irochi

I know! It's like they think not pissing us off should earn them brownie points.

@Fallout_red like 3D movies, it will return, and with mobile Broadband making more and more of an impact, it will be less of an excuse for it not to happen. As you see, phone companies are letting you use your hotspot without charge for the most part and is making data a priority in your phone plan

@Fallout_red

And thank god for that! Hear us roar!